Montana gubernatorial election, 1944

November 7, 1944

Governor before election

Sam C. Ford
Republican

Elected Governor

Sam C. Ford
Republican

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The 1944 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Governor of Montana Sam C. Ford, who was first elected Governor in 1940, ran for re-election. He won the Republican primary and moved on to the general election, where he was opposed by Leif Erickson, a former Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court and the Democratic nominee. Although then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won the state in that year's presidential election, Ford defeated Erickson by a wide margin to win his second and final term as governor.

Democratic primary

Leif Erickson, former Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
Austin B. Middleton, chairman of the Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Roy E. Ayers, former Governor of Montana

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leif Erickson	28,292	47.05
	Democratic	Austin B. Middleton	17,756	29.53
	Democratic	Roy E. Ayers	14,082	23.42
Total votes			60,130	100.00

Republican Primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam C. Ford (inc.)	39,826	88.24
	Republican	Jacob Thorkelson	5,306	11.76
Total votes			45,132	100.00

Montana gubernatorial election, 1944^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Sam C. Ford (inc.)	116,461	56.36%	+5.69%
	Democratic	Leif Erickson	89,224	43.18%	-5.46%
	Prohibition	Charles R. Miller	960	0.46%
Majority			27,237	13.18%	+11.15%
Turnout			222,964
	Republican hold		Swing

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